The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-04-07
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Genuine Diamonds Found in Tea
and Coffee.

Below will be found a partial list of the
names of persons finding valuable articles
in their cans Of tea and coffee purchased at
the store of the Empire Mills, No. 259 Middle
street. This company having opened a store
in this city at the above number as branch
of their main house in New York city, will
for 30 days put souvenirs or presents in each
and every can of tea and coffee sold, such as
Solid Gold, Silver and Nickel Watches. Cen
uine Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Pearl, Tur-
quoise and Amethyst Jewelry in solid gold
settings and other articles of less value. The
coffee can and contents weigh about
pounds. The tea can and contents weigh
about ] IL pounds. This expensive and
novel method of advertising will be discontin-
nedIafter thirty days, when these really choice
goods will be sold strictly on their merits, at
the same price, same quality and quantity,
but without the souvenirs. The tea and cof-
fee alone, without any regard to the sony-
enirs, being worth more than the price asked.
Among the fortunate persons, so far, are:
Mrs. ID. II. lngraham, 10 High street, found
genuine Diamond Collar Button; b. r. Pc
tiers, Augusta. Me, sent club order of $40 for
13 cans, and found Gents Solid Gold Hunt
ing Case Watch, Elgin movement, stem
winder, and pair genuine Solitaire Diamond
Ear Drops; Jas. A. Todd, Cape Elizabeth,
got genuine Diamond Ring; Miss @. Z. Phil
lips, 40 Clark street, found genuine Dia-
mond Stud; J. II. Pearson, Merchant, Sac
carappa, Me-, got genuine Diamond Ring;
Mrs. S. A. Brown, 100 Park street, found a
genuine Pearl and Turquoise Ring; l.. b.
Bragg. B. & o. Telegraph. Construction. 1873
Franklin street, got Solid Gold Chased King:
Miss Katie Conley, Waitress, u. S. Hotel,
found genuine Diamond Ring; w. l.. Minott,
Milkman, II DeeTing street, got n genuine
Diamond Ring; g. Ii. HuntreSs Painter, AIS
Congress street, got genuine Diamond Stud:
Mrs NJ. Armand, 16 Market Square, found
genuine Diamond Ring; Jas. f. rapey,
Painter, South Gorham, Me-. got genuine
Diamond Stud; G. f. Plummer, Clerk, Post
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Collar Button; Mrs. r. j. James. Gardiner,
Die, sent club order of So for 6 cans and
found genuine Solitaire Diamond Stud, and
a pair genuine Solitaire Diamond Cuff But
tons; p. A. Berry, 80 Portland street,
got genuine Diamond Collar Button;
B. G. Stone, Clerk of Courts, 81 Pine street,
found in his can genuine Solitaire Diamond
Stud; Q. III. Steele, Belfast, Me-. sent club
order of $40 for - cans and got a Gents
Solid Gold Hunting Case Watch, Elgin move
ment, stem wlnder, genuine Salitaire Dia-
m0nd Scarf Pin, and pair genuine Salitaire
Diamond Ear Drops Dr.lC. N. Pierce, 261 IL
Middle street. found genuine Diamond Stud,
Miss Annie Rafferty,, 81 Pleasant street, got
in her can Solid Gold Chased Ring; H.
Hansen, Stove Poisher. Heath street, got
genuine Diamond Stud; B. G. Miles, Farmer,
Cape Elizabeth found genuine Diamond
Ring; Mrs. V. Il. Spaun, Woolwich, Me-,
sent So for cans and found Lady's Chate-
lain Watch, and a genuine Z stone Cluster
Diamond Ring Miss Katie Carroll. 51S Dam
forth street, got Solid Gold Band Ring: o.
Cahill, Brunswick, Me-, found genuine Dia-
m0nd Stud; A. 5. Berry, Brakeman, g. Il.
R'y, got Gents Solid Gold Hunting Case
Watch, Elgn movement, stem winder w.
H. Coffin, w. U. Telegraph operator, Deer
ing. Me-. found genuine Diamond Ring; T..
I. Rice, Cigar maker, 273 Middle street, got
Solid Gold Chased Ring, A. X Bangs, Oil
Stoves, &C., 267 Middle street. found genuine
Diamond Ring in can tea; ID. Z. Beers, Sears
port Me-, sent 50 for cans and found genu-
ane Salitaire Diamond Lace Pin and genu-
inc Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire Ring;
w. w. Chase, Shoe Cutter, Shaw, Cooling 81
Co, 1854 Pearl street, got in can tea, genuine
Diamond Stud; Mrs. NJ. d. Moore, Roches-
fer, N. H., sent club order Of $40 for Is cans
tea and found Gents Solid Gold Hunting
Case Watch, Elgin movement stem winder,
genuine stone Cluster Diamond Ring and
pair genuine Solitaire Diamond Cuff But
tons; w. Chase, Clerk, 81 Clark street, got a
genuine Diamond Stud in his can; Mrs. f..
Hansen, Heath street, found in her can,
genuine Diamond Ring: w. ii. San5orn,
Ring in can tea; l.. 5. Sanford, Appleton,
Me-, sent 50 by mail for cans and found a
Lady's Solid Gold Watch, Hunting Case,
stem winder, and pain. genuine Solitaire
Diamond Ear Drops; Mrs. Abbie Under
wood 502 IL Congress street, found in her
can genuine Diamond Ring; Robert p.
Berry, Alfred, Me, got a genuine Diamond
Ring; II. A. Littlefeld. Woodtord's, Me,
found genuine Diamond Stud; WIN. Hines,
Baker, 80 Grange street. got in his can gen.
sline Diamond Ring; Miss NJ NJ. Purple, An
son, Me-, sent club order Of 50 for cans and
found in her cans genuine Solitaire Dia-
mond Stud, and genuine diamond, Ruby and
Sapphire Lace Pin; Mrs. A. Mitchell, 80
Hancock street, found genuine Diamond
Stud; C. Hansen, Stool Polisher, Heath
street, got in his can genuine Diamond Ring
Mrs j. ii. Hartford, Ferry Village, found in
ner can, genuine Diamond Ring; James Boil
tor, Longshoreman, So York street, got In
can tea, genuine Diamond Stud; Mrs. Nj. B.
Barker, State street, found in her can, Gents
Solid Gold Hunting Case Watch, Elgin move
anent. stem winder; Miss S. X. Curtis, 16
Brown street. found genuine Diamond
Ring; VIM. II. Campbell, Builder Green
street. got Bady's 8. stone Diamond
Ring: Mrs. nj. j. Storer, West Po-
land Me, got genuine Diamond Ring
in her can; w. j. Houseman, Lumberman
found in his can, Lady's Chatelain Watch
Orders by mail promptly forwarded TO al
parts of the United States and Canada, upon
receipt of cash or post Office order. Terms
single can, 81; 8 cans. So; l3 cans $40; q
cans, $40.
Address EMPIRE MILLS TEA CO., No
259 Middle Street, Portland, Me.
Store open from a. M. to 9p. m.
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